| drunken | 1. Overcome by strong drink; intoxicated by, or as by, spirituous liquor; inebriated. "Drunken men imagine everything turneth round." (Bacon) 2. Saturated with liquid or moisture; drenched. "Let the earth be drunken with our blood." (Shak) 3. Pertaining to, or proceeding from, intoxication. "The drunken quarrels of a rake." (Swift) Origin: AS. Druncen, prop, that has drunk, p. P. Of drincan, taken as active. See Drink, and cf. Drunk. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| drunkenness | Intoxication, usually alcoholic. See: acute alcoholism. (05 Mar 2000) |